Improvement in pencil-holders



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Lettera Patent No. 78.158, dated May 19, 1868.

IMPROVMENT IN PENCIL-HOLDERS.

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Be it known that I, EDWINJ. Toor, of Fort Madison, in the county of Lee,and State of Iowa, have invented a new and improved PenciLHolder; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others Askilled in the art tovmake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- I i Figure lis a perspective view of my improved holder, showing the manner ofholding the same.

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section of the holder.

Figure 3 is a detail view of the spring.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to provide a pencil-holder which bearsan erasing-pad, suitably located on the exterior ease of the holder,near the point of the pencil, whereby, in the operation of markingorwriting, the erasing-pad will be presented in a convenientmanner forexpunging marks made by the pencil, as will hereinaftcr -be duly setforth.

In the accompanying plate of drawings,the exterior case b holds theinner case a, 4thelatter case sliding with easy contact within the easeas shown.

' The pad-socket A is aflixedv to-or formed on the ease l, as shown, andthe pad kritiek-sftp praetice,`a piee of rubber or sponge, is compressedwithinithc said socket, leaving a portion to project therefrom, asshown. The pencil e is affixed in the case a, at the lower end o f thelatter; and. the said case b has affixed thereto a finger-rest, d, asshown, for the purpose of pushing down the case a, and itseontainedpeneil c, or retracting the same backward, so as to present theerasing-pad in a convenient and ready manner by merely ilexing theindex-dinger, as will be obvious. A e

The cutter c is alliced to the end ofthe case b in any suitable manner,and serves to sharpen the pencil when necessary. 'lhesharpening-operation is performed by withdrawing the case'a entirelyfrom the exterior' case, and scraping the point of thc pencilagainstrthc cutter in any manner most convenient for the person usingthe pencil. e n

The upper end ofthe case a is split, as 'shown ntf, for the purpose ofserving as a spring, to hold th case a from sliding too loosely\\'ithiirtlie exterior case.

The lower end ofthe case b is recessed, to permit the passage of thefinger-rest d when the Apencil is retracted. f i

This invention is designed more particularly for the employment ofslate-pencils, but is equally applicable to lead-pencils. i

A xnodiiication of my invention may bo made by attaching the pad-socketA to the casein such a manner that it will slide in easy contact withthe case, and bc thereby retracted by the s ee'end linger. In thismodification, the pencil e would remain stationary, and the socket,being mount-ed on a thimblc sliding on the ease, and provided with anysuitable iinger-rest, would be retracted when the pencil was to be used,and pushed'clownward when required for erasing, which is the reverse ofthe Operation above `Shown :md described, but otherwise substantiallythe same. l

x Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the ease and itserasingpad B with the inner case a and finger-rest d, all con.

structed and operating substantially as shownand described, and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The attachment of au erasing-pad, B, to the pencil-cud of apencil-case or holder, substantially as shown and described, and for thepurpose set forth. l

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 4th `day ofMarch, 1868. v l y ,IEDWIN'l T001?.

Witnesses:

C. B. '.luoMrsoN, LBX. F. llenen-rs.

